this is the way we do it. would start aug 7th on d w. this is really news live from berlin search and rescue the people of beirut race to see who lives after 20 blasts level much of the city explosions to collapse the capital's port killing at least 100 people and injuring thousands more over skewers push ahead with the search for survivors as the city's shocked residents to search for answers also coming up flashpoint india's prime minister in auguries the

building that of a hindu temple on the very sight of a demolished mosque there are fears the construction could reignite religious tensions from going down to a boiling point and with parts of the u.k. seen a rise in covert infections millions of those people in northern england are having to live with tough new restrictions. on the art thank you so much for your company everyone rescuers and the route are searching for survivors after 2 explosions left much of the city in ruins all the blasts happened at a warehouse where tons of a highly explosive chemical were stored apparently without any safety measures in place well at least 100 people are killed now and 4000 are injured it's unclear how

many people right now are still missing hundreds of thousands have been left homeless. the sun casts an eerie glow over be routes obliterated port. once a vital artery for imports and home to the country's wheat and grain stores it's now a sea of metal and concrete. levanon is a nation in mourning among them the staff at this nearby hospital. it looks like it certainly. there are a lot of victims we lost 4 narcism patients visitors many dead and many injured and we have like 200 injured on the scene we face heavy. it was a sleepless night at the rest of the city's hospitals overwhelmed doctors treated the engine hallways rightful supplies are running low outside agonized families

waiting for news of their loved ones many remain unaccounted for. a little of socialism he is 29 years old from 7 pm in the evening we have been all over every hospital in beirut and they were waiting for the names to come out and nothing has come out we do not know if he is dead or alive and we do not know where home a lot of. questions too as to how thousands of tons of highly explosive fare to lies are ammonium nitrate ignited sending shock waves across the capital. the blasters had hundreds of kilometers away in cyprus. political leaders called for unity while visiting what remains of the port even for a people accustomed to horror the aftermath is unprecedented was applied to get to see her after this catastrophe and we have to stay strong we have to stay calm but

this is too much for a nation at a fed of not eilish our. a massive cleanup is slowly underway but officials say the rebuild could take years. 300000 people have been left homeless the prime minister has declared a 2 week state of emergency and called on the international community to provide humanitarian assistance. aren't to take an hour or 2 down today were to do the views best so that if you has been reporting it since yesterday actually besser what can you tell us about these search and rescue efforts that are underway in the live music capital. it's still in progress we still don't know the exact number of the missing people until this moment we have more than 100 dead.

men people and more than 3000 injured. number of mis people as i said it's unclear at this moment but it's unlikely find bodies in some hospitals and at this moment nobody knows their i.d.'s. and this moment as well where i am in downtown better what you can see behind me deport what explosion took place and on my right behind me the damages for some buildings and on my direct on my right that is a demonstration right now taking place in downtown beirut if you think what happened yesterday and refusing all the policies that by the government current government and previous former governments in lebanon that led to this huge amount of corruption that led there and to have such a huge blaze that led to such huge because you look casualties that people and damages to this moment we don't know how much it would cost these damages.

now obviously as you're reporting human costs has been tremendous we're going to talk about the a political element in just a moment but 1st i do we know more about the exact cause of the blast the. the material free to tough words he said yesterday and assured it yeah today he repeated today he said that there is stocked in there that you can deport 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate. $2750.00 tons of. very dangerous explosives and material that just stopped in that area for 60 years. from moments i go according to the breaking news coming out from the ocean. cabinet meeting in possession they said that these are discussing right now to put all of their sponsor could a sponsor bill geist for these. this just get passed off under house arrest

that it's not clear. if you are both that there is no clear decision about it at that this moment we will wait until the and of the finish of the cabinet meeting but as i said $2750.00 tons of. ammonium nitrate. so it's very dangerous materials. which. you can see the videos videos can't say every think about it now as you pointed out there is an emergency cabinet meeting it taking place there right now the lebanese the president is chairing that meeting . could this be a turning point for lebanon. it should be that should be that's why i can see if the protests next. i demanded. the changes after 30 eves of. corruption none of the caught up to

30 since we missed any of this those who caught up to people or persons or accused at least in jail or in court. old political. protected by politicians and political parties that's why these these protests right here to. put an end for the old these. these track for liberty strike dition an act that everyone caught up to has its own political and sectarian umbrella now ambassador yesterday when we spoke right after those a blast took place you reported that the city's hospitals reached capacity after willie very quickly right after that so what are the people doing who are who are in need of treatment you know where can they go. they moved since yesterday some of these casualties there were moved outside to us because outside

beirut some of them reach 50 kilometers away from beirut to the east to because some hospitals and because you east of lebanon some other other injuries of injured people they moved to a mountain area countryside around 30 to 40 kilometer away from beirut so special about in beirut i said before there's 2 main hospitals that were in complete damage one of them it's totally out of service it close to its members 2 nurses who were lost lost their lives yesterday in the explosion it's in free. to date the minister also mentioned you clearly at the hospital to each its capacity right now there's an added bridge from 2 different countries countries from 40 countries western countries a kind of how to bridge for. this but they need to treat hospitals for

medical ates everything start reaching out right into lebanon through the airport and strong by the way the ports if you plot in beirut it's sort of just completely completely off the surface it needs us to be able to store and i lost so there for the lebanese society and the lebanese people thank you for your continued reporting on. the route. and the earlier you spoke to a doctor has some and has medical director at can also medical center in beirut and we asked him how hospitals in the city has been coping take a listen. it's it's you know it's it's kind of a very unexpected situation we're doing our best to. keep up with growing up artist and there's and because she is in dealing with a mass casualties coming to us because it's been the story of the scene in most of

the big b. to construct a hospital was so in our situation we had to get people to provide the. engine people and their family and friends it was a mosque in the emergency room our staff were on protected with different types of mice and 5 or regular mice and hoping this wouldn't think these you know. effect of going up so we have. more guys are going to enjoy it in that sense so many compounding at factors that lebanon has to deal with dr asimov had speaking to us from kim also a medical center in beirut well with me here in the studio now is my colleague amandeep from our u.w. arabic a desk a so good to have you with us here and i cannot imagine you are lebanese the anxiety that you must have been experiencing 1st of all how are your relatives how

are your loved ones how is everybody back home thank god everybody i know is fine and safe and survived the blast lucky my parents live in also in north lebanon and not in beirut and they were able to survive this but it has been a very very tough 24 hours for me and everyone who lives abroad we're old worried about our loved ones. they're still searching rescue operations ongoing to find those who are still missing it's been a very very tough time and the least i can say is that we're all traumatized from that despite having lived wars and several catastrophes and levon on this scene. to be on a just different level what are your friends workers your family telling you the day after they're still in shock that's for sure everyone a sudden chalk i hear different stories from friends and family members who rushed to bathe with the hope today one of them is actually my brother he went to beirut

today to help in the rescue efforts people are still not really aware of what just happened they're still trying to search through the rubble was for their belongings for their loved ones for the lives they've lost. and talked as you know the blast happened at the airport how central is that just give us a sense of the location and the reverberations of these explosions for the people who are living there i mean definitely a lot of analysts are saying it's a good thing that the explosion happened at the port because half of the magnitude of the actual blast went into the sea and not into the city you know like there's a circle when the blast happens only half of the plot blasts affected the city imagine if this would have been in a central area the whole city would have been even much more damaged ports the ports where it is the only point in almost 11 on and it's the one that receives and

stores all the importance that come in terms of food and medical supplies we see we are going to see a lot of shortage in the in the in the coming few days if there's no proper aid is provided. there have been news also about the destruction in a nearby warehouse where medication specific ones for serious conditions were completely damaged so it's a very serious situation at the moment. there hasn't been yet a clear idea of what the damage. it's mayor is estimating $3000000000.00 to $5000000000.00 in damages in the city and almost $300000.00 people slept outside of their homes last night so we're talking about one 4th of. residents are homeless as of yesterday one 4th of just want to stress that again out without

a home or roof above their heads what is most needed right now for the people of beirut supports help medical assistance that's the most urgent thing at the moment as hospitals are collapsing they were already struggling with covered 19 pandemic and they were really struggling to find the proper medical supplies a lot of countries have offered to help a lot of countries namely it full of aids and met across party. in france almost 3000 people have been evacuated from an area close to the southern city of must say due to raging forest fires while some 200 firefighters are battling the blazes which broke out on tuesday afternoon the fires are threatening residential areas and campsites near the coast. and it has bolstered security in kashmir as it marks one year since scrapping the disputed

regions semi autonomous status while the year government stripped javal and cashmere india's only muslim majority state of its special rights last august reiger modi's government said the move was necessary to spur economic development and to better integrate the region with the rest of the country but the imposition of direct calls anger and security restrictions choke the economy and kashmiris face a lockdown communication blackouts and mass detention. ok let's get you the latest now to use. just wall is in delhi for you one year after cashmere had its autonomy revoked by delhi what has changed for the people of kashmir. well you know unfortunately. not much tension's been denuded up because a lot dots and increased interest rates not this is market can't. get up

and announce that this has in fact that happened and increased number of positions the value again it's. how i wanted to see in the business and. and sessions the office sheets of this effort really mattered such that the inductor and the few months implemented late into next not the 6 months there was absolutely no point to that that was to start off of that but the market stall or the good one where it's locked up and this is the only impact it not only cheap but a little judicious education tourism and but. that this one in order to be sure that that's what the government deliver in heat flows and just one of the. pressure states to leave government has got

another it's the billing office. in city of contest and state where 20 years ago or even the national smart story now well what that static and just not. what it lacked julian. and princeton really in are going to say if you look at support. of this it stands for an historic triumph for india's hindu nationalist government after a decades long dispute prime minister narendra modi led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hindu temple at the flashpoint holy site of a yoda. this temple will become the modern symbol of our culture i'm using the word modern deliberately it will be the symbol of our perennial faith our nationalism this temple will also be symbolic of

the united strength of millions. security was tight in a u.t.i. leading up to the ceremony the city has long been a religious fault line at the center of intense sectarian violence in 1902 a hindu nationalist mob raised the bob remus mosque in najaf the incident triggered religious riots that left over 2000 people dead most of the muslims. hindus believe ram one of their major deedes was born at the site and claimed the mosque was built on a temple there. this case has been going on for 71 years but now finally the divine moment has arrived and everyone is very happy to be able to witness this temple for lord ram where extatic. modi's b j p had long been rallying for the construction of a temple on the site after a lengthy legal battle in the us supreme court awarded the disputed

a lot to hindus in november of last year the verdict caused disappointment among india's muslim community but many have since come to terms with the decision. that import the muslim community has accepted the verdict and we want to help with the construction of the temple. at u.t. as muslims will be able to build a new mosque on a nearby plot but prominent muslim leaders feared the new temple could have bold new hindu nationalists to target other mosques in the region. if so how significant is this project for prime minister narendra modi and his internationalist agenda. you know i mentioned. that one sentence wasn't better. but that this new variant. and i'll. love it we've got action. and this number. between muslims and hindus and i want

you to. guess nothing. has ever. happened to this instruction is. not. unity and i want. to start on the construction today and i would also add another it's not citizenship that it's got. so far as you know what else cross the need. of citizenship. to the detriment of the same thing now. is expected to be. enough just in time for the next general election the tree up one after the government has to put on and. on thinking. that it does not mean it's. so this is definitely going to get. that national.

recording delhi india thank you. artistic a look now at some developments in the corona virus pandemic the global death toll from the virus has now passed 700000 according to numbers from the john hopkins university well australia has reported 15 deaths from cove it 19 all of them in the victoria state it's the highest daily fatality toll there so far meanwhile ukraine recorded a record daily jump of almost 1300 infections numbers there have been going up since authorities eased lock down restrictions and to us said health chief alex a czar is due to visit thai want to discuss strategies to fight the virus china considers taiwan a renegade province and has lodged in the fischel complaint with washington over the trip. and britain meanwhile researchers are warning of a 2nd cohen

a virus wave twice as severe as the initial outbreak if schools reopen in the coming weeks well some regions stopped easing lockdowns after a spike in new infections and that means people in northern england now have to live with tough new restrictions. brit's i'm asking up and not just inside and advising uncovered 19 infection rates and public warnings of a 2nd outbreak more and more people choose to don a mask outside as well of course i will get my mom scanned i put out when i go to close connection with the individuals most british people just obey the rules i think will be a 2nd wave yes northern region such as greater manchester recently witnessed a spike in infection rates in a bid to stem transmissions authorities have tightened restrictions again we want to pursue a local approach where we take decisive action where it's necessary where the data

shows that we have to do that. leading scientists have criticised the government's approach to testing and breaking the chain of infection they say the current system is not sufficient we need to scale up tests of symptomatic people and have a certain level of traits in all their contacts in order to avoid certain that what the government has admitted that there's room for improvement they're planning to roll out rep a test that will show results for the 90 minutes the down side they will only be used in hospitals and nursing homes. we have a lot more news to tell you about here are some stories making headlines this hour the former colombian president of our own rebate is being placed under house arrest while the supreme court decides whether he should stand trial for profit for bribery rather and witness tampering this case is considered an important test of colombia's judicial system will rule by served as president from 2002 to 2010.

police in chile have used tear gas to break up demonstrations supporting the rights of the country's indigenous people violent clashes have picked up in recent weeks as they were. to have their ancestral lands in. chillies that southern region returned. and we're just the relief efforts are underway in south korea after 4 days of monsoon rains at least 15 people are dead and 11 others missing in the southern mountain district of on song off flash floods and mud flows caused by rain storms have damaged many roads and submerge large areas of farmland. you're watching today we near or so here's a reminder now of the top story that we're tracking for you this hour rescuers in beirut are rushing to find survivors amid the rubble after 2 massive explosions leveled much of the city the blast took place at

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